Painting Today

A lively and comprehensive overview of painting of the last 30 years, presenting work by such celebrated figures as Gerhard Richter and Neo Rauch, alongside emerging artists including Jumaldi Alfi and Ingrid Calame Photo-realism, landscape, still-life, portraiture, neo-expressionism, installation painting and the Leipzig school are just some of the areas of this thriving art medium explored by the author Works by 240 artists from more than 30 countries make this a truly global examination of what painting is, everywhere paintings are being made today Organized in themes, Painting Today showcases the broad range of styles, materials and methods that comprise contemporary painting Insightful and accessible, Tony Godfrey's approach will appeal to scholars and newcomers to the subject alike.

Tony Godfrey is Director of Research at Sotheby?s Institute of Art. He studied at Leeds University and has taught in various art schools in England. He has worked at Sotheby?s Institute since 1989, and since 2006 he has also been a Professor of Fine Art at Plymouth University. An expert in the field of contemporary art, his publications include The New Image: Painting in the Eighties (1986), Drawing Today (1990), and Conceptual Art (1998, also published by Phaidon).